It's Been Awhile

Sorry there have not been a lot of posts recently. We are doing a lot and keeping busy, but nothing really blog worthy. We have been to the park a couple of times and hung out in the back yard. She is learning about cold weather for the first time. (She does not like getting ready to go outside.) We went to my God-daughter's birthday party 2 weeks ago and then went to Averett's homecoming last weekend. Had fun at both events, but am definitely looking forward to this weekend when we get to say around home. Nate and I are also celebrating our 6 year anniversary since we haven't had the chance to do that yet. The actual day was October 2!

Oh, and here is the picture of her sitting that I promised!

She Sat!!!

She sat today! All by herself! After about 45 seconds she leaned to the side and over she went, but she still sat on her own, unsupported!! Of course, she wouldn't let me take a picture of her sitting, but hopefully soon I will capture it on camera. I will post a picture if I can get one. My soon to be 5 month old is growing up so quickly!

Just Found

Just found this video on the camera. Emily was still in the hospital, so she was less than 2 weeks old here. She just kept staring at her daddy. I thought it was cute. Enjoy!

Solids

Just wanted to share what Emily looks like when attempting to eat. So far she likes carrots, doesn't seem to like peas. She actually opens up wanting the carrots. She still hasn't figured out how to eat them without sticking her tongue out over and over like a snake, but she seems to want them. The peas just got lots of funny faces. Banana's are next on the list to try.

Two Firsts

Two weeks ago we went hiking at Graves Mill in Madison Co. Nate's dad went with us and we took Emily along for her first hike. She did really well and was really only fussy when she became hungry. She loves being outside and looking around at all of the bright colors. Once we turned around and started back to the car, Emily fell asleep. She slept soundly on my back until right before we got back to the car. It ended up being a really nice day.

Her other first was trying a little bit of rice cereal the other day. She doesn't know what to do with the spoon. It's pretty funny to watch. She tries to suck on it like a bottle and of course it doesn't work. I know she will eventually figure it out though. She isn't eating much yet. In fact I don't know that any of it is actually going down her throat :) but that is ok. It's just another activity to do in between feeding times.

On a completely separate note, I have to leave Emily tomorrow! I am already missing her and I have not even left yet. I know she will be in good hands with her dad, but he has never spent so much time alone with her. They will probably get a little frustrated with each other but it will give him a little dose of what it is like to be home with her all of the time. I am sure he will be as ready for me to come home on Sunday and I will be to get home.

I guess, technically, the title to this post should be 3 firsts, because this will be the first time that I will not be with Emily overnight. I am freaking out, but I know it will all be ok. :D

I Can't Believe She is 4 Months Old!

Time just goes by so quickly. She has changed so much in such a short time. She is sucking her thumb now (which she has been trying to do four a couple of months). She is trying to crawl, but hasn't quite figured out all of the logistics of that yet. She is really recognizing and responding to Nate and I. She has discovered her feet and is always pulling on them and trying to put them in her mouth. Oh, and she finally rolled over for me at the end of last week! She finally let me see her do it!!
Yesterday, we went to our Bradly Class Reunion. All of the families were there and it was wonderful to see everyone. We got there around 1 pm and stayed until 5. I didn't think we had been there so long. It was just wonderful to talk to parents, and moms in particular, who are currently going through many of the same things I am going through.

All of the babies were so cute together. Emily is the 2nd oldest (the oldest was born on the same day as Emily, just a few hours before) of the group. The babies range from 4 months to 2 months. Even though she is older than most, she was not the biggest. There were a few babies that were already wearing 6 month clothes!

We had a great time though and I am looking forward to getting to meet up with them again.

Emily's Semi-Laugh

Sorry this video is a little shaky. I was blowing on her belly trying to get her to laugh at the park yesterday and it was working. So I tried to get it on video. She never does anything quite as well when you try to capture it, because she gets distracted by the camera I guess. Anyway, trying to get her to laugh and hold a camera still at the same time doesn't really work.


Um, so this video does have sound. I am not sure what happened to it. After I originally posted the video I played it back just to double check it and there was no sound. For some reason, I can't get it to upload the sound with the video. Sorry about that, but I hope you enjoy the video anyway!